Samples analysis and cuttlefish fishing

Date
September 16–18, 2026
Place

Rouen and Courseulles-sur-mer

Person(s) (s)involved

Marius Grandjean (CREC), Frédéric Guyon (CREC), Dorothée Faugere (MERSEA), Joël Henry (MERSEA) and Maureen Pred’homme (MERSEA)

MERSEA – Missions for the Week of September 14, 2026

Mass spectrometry analyses of samples will be carried out by Joël Henry and Maureen Pred’homme in Rouen throughout the day on Wednesday, September 16, in order to contribute to Maureen Pred’homme’s PhD thesis, entitled:
“Post-reproductive neurodegeneration in the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis: identification of the molecular mechanisms.”
Photo credit: Manuel E. Garci
The following day and the day after, Thursday, September 17 and Friday, September 18, respectively,
jig fishing will resume in Courseulles-sur-Mer over these two days (cuttlefish storage and transportation to the marine station).
The operation will be organized with two technicians from CREC, one faculty researcher, the MERSEA’s prevention officer, and one PhD student :
Marius Grandjean (CREC), Frédéric Guyon (CREC), Dorothée Faugere (MERSEA), Joël Henry (MERSEA), Maureen Pred’homme (MERSEA)

 

Additional missions to follow in this post…